featured Archives - Taylor Holmes inc. https://taylorholmes.com/category/featured/ Movies, Books & TV for people who like to think.. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:52:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://taylorholmes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cropped-light-bulb-1-32x32.jpg featured Archives - Taylor Holmes inc. https://taylorholmes.com/category/featured/ 32 32 The Dog Stars Is Basically a Post Apocalyptic Colorado Ambiance Video https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/08/the-dog-stars-is-basically-a-post-apocalyptic-colorado-ambiance-video/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/08/the-dog-stars-is-basically-a-post-apocalyptic-colorado-ambiance-video/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:52:27 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=34128 Okay so I need to talk about The Dog Stars… Ridley Scott’s new one with Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin… because I watched it expecting a fairly standard post apocalyptic survival thing and walked away just completely charmed in a way I did not see coming. Here’s my spoiler free pitch. It’s 2035, a flu pandemic wiped out most of the world, and Jacob Elordi’s character Hig is living out at an abandoned airfield in Erie, Colorado with his dog […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/08/the-dog-stars-is-basically-a-post-apocalyptic-colorado-ambiance-video/feed/ 0 Lucky Apple TV Show Explained Episode by Episode https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/04/lucky-apple-tv-show-explained-episode-by-episode/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/04/lucky-apple-tv-show-explained-episode-by-episode/#respond Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:48:53 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=34106 Before we get into the episode by episode walk through – I want to be SUPER CRYSTAL CLEAR HERE… you really don’t want to spoil this show. Go, get an Apple TV account, just for this show. It’s worth it. (Then watch the new Ted Lasso season, and Slow Horses, and Dark Matter, and of course Severance – which is filming a new season right now… you get the idea. This isn’t an ad, I’m just telling you, Lucky is […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/04/lucky-apple-tv-show-explained-episode-by-episode/feed/ 0 I Want To Know Who Green-Lit The Runner https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/04/i-want-to-know-who-green-lit-the-runner/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/04/i-want-to-know-who-green-lit-the-runner/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:58:34 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=34100 Okay so I need to get this out of my system immediately because I am still vibrating with rage. The Runner, the new Gal Gadot thing on Prime Video, is one of the most baffling pieces of studio filmmaking I have sat through this year, and not in a fun way, in a “who approved this script” way. It currently sits at 9% on Rotten Tomatoes, and honestly I think that’s generous. Brian Tallerico at RogerEbert.com called it “one of […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/04/i-want-to-know-who-green-lit-the-runner/feed/ 0 Top 100 Netflix Documentaries to Watch Right Now (#5 to #1) https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/04/top-100-netflix-documentaries-5-to-1/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/04/top-100-netflix-documentaries-5-to-1/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=33767 This is it. The top 5 Netflix documentaries of all time — according to me, backed by Rotten Tomatoes, and verified by the fact that I’ve watched all of them multiple times. #5 to #1. The best of the absolute best. Let’s finish this. Netflix Documentary #5 — The Pez Outlaw 2022 | Film | Directed by Amy & Bryan Storkel 100% from critics and 91% from audiences. Steve Glew made millions smuggling rare PEZ dispensers from Eastern Europe. Yes, […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/04/top-100-netflix-documentaries-5-to-1/feed/ 0 Top 100 Netflix Documentaries to Watch Right Now (#10 to #6) https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/01/top-100-netflix-documentaries-10-to-6/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/01/top-100-netflix-documentaries-10-to-6/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=33766 Top 10. We made it. The American Experiment. The Dinosaurs. The Only Girl in the Orchestra. An Oscar winner, a Spielberg production, and America’s 250th birthday doc. These are the elite. Which one of the top ten are your absolute favorite? I’ll reveal mine in my next and final post… but my favorite of this particuar list is The American Experiment. I really loved that series… and seeing as though we just celebrated the 250th anniversary, I’m all about it. […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/01/top-100-netflix-documentaries-10-to-6/feed/ 0 Top 100 Netflix Documentaries to Watch Right Now (#15 to #11) https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/28/top-100-netflix-documentaries-15-to-11/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/28/top-100-netflix-documentaries-15-to-11/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=33765 Top 15 to 11. Stutz — the highest audience score on the entire list at 97%. Pepsi, Where’s My Jet — pure entertainment. Killer Sally — pure controversy. The variety here is incredible. Magical in every way. You… my new best friend… are welcome. Netflix Documentary #15 — Killer Sally 2022 | Series | Directed by Nanette Burstein 100% from critics but 69% from audiences. A female bodybuilder kills her husband — also a bodybuilder — and the question of […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/28/top-100-netflix-documentaries-15-to-11/feed/ 0 Top 100 Netflix Documentaries to Watch Right Now (#20 to #16) https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/25/top-100-netflix-documentaries-20-to-16/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/25/top-100-netflix-documentaries-20-to-16/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=33764 Still at 100%. We’re in the top 20 now. Found. Gone Girls. Elizabeth Smart. The stories are extraordinary and the filmmaking is impeccable. And I HAVENT SEEN A COUPLE OF THESE YET!? So flipping excited. Look at us GOOOoooOOoOoo! Join me in watching these along side me. Starting with #20, Descendant and working my way through to the bottom of the list. Netflix Documentary #20 — Descendant 2022 | Film | Directed by Margaret Brown 100% from critics. The descendants […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/25/top-100-netflix-documentaries-20-to-16/feed/ 0 The End of Oak Street Theories to Explain that Absurd Ending https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/24/the-end-of-oak-street-theories-to-explain-that-absurd-ending/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/24/the-end-of-oak-street-theories-to-explain-that-absurd-ending/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:05:56 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=34069 I’m in desperate need of talking about the movie The End of Oak Street – because, HOLY COW, what just happened here? My Guy Movie Night group went and saw this together, and everyone was saying, this is a great movie to watch in a crowded theater – Frights, Fun, Jump Scares! “It’s like a more mature Spielberg influenced Jurassic Park” I kept hearing before I walked into the theater. Oh? Okay. I’m here for that movie! Let’s Gooooo! But […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/24/the-end-of-oak-street-theories-to-explain-that-absurd-ending/feed/ 3 Top 100 Netflix Documentaries to Watch Right Now (#25 to #21) https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/21/top-100-netflix-documentaries-25-to-21/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/21/top-100-netflix-documentaries-25-to-21/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=33763 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from here on out. Every single doc in the top 25 has a perfect critical score. We start with A Secret Love, Crip Camp, and Daughters. This is the promised land. Netflix Documentary #25 — A Secret Love 2020 | Film | Directed by Chris Bolan 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Two women who’ve been in a secret relationship for nearly 70 years finally come out to their families. Set against the backdrop of the All-American Girls […]

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